The Brookhaven leader., 1887-11-10
Town AND COUNTY ITEMS.


Mrs. 8. C.. Buffaloe is charming fIIcnd'
and relatives with IA visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Towns made i
short visit to town this week.
Miss. Lutte Gadberry has been visiting
Mrs. Us. Sexton at Hazlehurst.
Zera Semon's show was the attraction
several nights during the past week.
Mr.. J. II. Lane, Mississippi College
student, passed through our town Thurs
day.
Nrs.I +. Underwood. aud handsome
baby boy. of Terry, are visiting Mrs. j..
T.. Decell.
Mai. Millsaps was in town last Fri
day and honorcd the LEADER with a
pleasant call.
CIsTERNs-A. Riggs & Bro, 2i7 Delord
street, near Dryades, New Orleans. Send
for price list.
Whitworth College has 81 music pupils
aud four teachers to instruct in the mus
ical department
Prof. G. T. Fitzhugh cast his maiden
vote for the nominee ct the Democratic
party last Tuesday.
DR.. Dudley preached au able sermon to
II largo congregation at the Presbyterian
Church last Sabbath.
Mr.. RoLt Perkins has headquarters
now at New Orleans, where he and his
esteemed wife will in future reside.
The City Council met last Monday night
aud allowed the usual mouthty salaries
and attended to some other minor bust
ness.
The personnel of the new Board of
Supervisors Is a guarantee that the bus
mess affairs OF the county will be well
managed.
Prot. Hicks Ellis and Misses Olivia
Sones aud Minnie HOskins have been
elected teachers OF the white city
public school.
Hon. X. r. Applewhite, Chairman OF
our County Democratic Executive
Committee, favoRd this Office with u
pleasant call last Friday.
As far as politics is concerned, l am
disguised with Lincoln county," said Il
prominent merchant TO us this week.
There's Il better time coming.
Bogue Chtto is entitled to tho Demo
cratic antlers in his cOntes', giving, as
she did, the Democratic nominee the
largest majority of any other precinct.
The dear people are not so dear,
The hand-shake is not so warm,
The old horse rests in the stable now,
And Clark is back OH the dear old farm.
Do you want a breach loading Oh mnz-
zle-oading shotgun! If you do, call at
j. X. Perkins Hardware Store. Just re-
ce!ved Il fine line of single and double
barrels cheap for cash. oct 274t
Look here, Col. Alias Henderson, now
that the election is all over and you are
deader politically than Scotch herring,
come up and tell us Gontidentially if you
really didn't write that letter to the
Beaver Creek Boys" Come, own up.
The friends of Mr.. +. If. Martin, W no
has made a most capable and faithful of
fetal, were greatly disappointed at his
defeat last Tuesday, but are consoled by
the thought that the young man who
defeated him May prove worthy success
Sor
Capt. J. J. Whitney, now our
Floater Representative, came over
last week and spent Friday and Sat
urday getting acquainted with our
people and left a fine impression on
all he met. The LEADER is indebted
to him for an appreciated call.
Our City dads have evidently conclud-
cd that the people who attend the Metho
dist church and those who live at the
west end of Cherokee street are like coons
can either take the mud and water
along the side walk next to the College
property or else "coon" the narrow tim
bers along that side @alk in tho dark to
keep out of it.
Mr.. S. b. Wilmoth has returned to
Brookhavon and reopened his rest aurant
aud family grocery store on Cherokee
street, at Meade & Co.'s old stand. We
are 81 I'd to welcome Mr.. w. back. He
VIII keep a first class eating establish
ment. where good meal may be had at
any hour cheap, and will keep fine line
OF Confectionery, Canned goods, family
groceries, etc. always on hand.
The Dubois (Pa.) Express has the fol-
lowing to say of the mother of our towns
man, Mr.. ID. Schwem: MARY Worms was
born in Germany, of French parentage.
She was educated in Germany, married at
an early age aud came to America. In
her younger days she was social light,
ana her means being in accordance with
her social qualities, she entertained large
~ Living and dying, she was IL worthy
example of all that was good. Her age
was IS years." We regret that OUT
space does not permit the entire notice of
this worthy woman's life and death.
In his letter to the "Beaver Greek
Boys" at the opening Of the canvass. in
which he stated that ''Forsythe will pub
iish anything in God'lmighty's world
anybody sends him, so it isn't for Prohi-
"ltion or favored by Hobbs and Chris
man. Col. Alias Henderson accounted